Levittown Animal Hospital Blog

They say that dental disease is the most commonly diagnosed ailment among companion animals.  While at least 60-75% of my patients have some degree of plaque, tartar, gingivitis, or periodontal disease …I still think I have a greater percentage of adult dog & cat patients who are overweight or obese.  Yup, I said it.  More [...]

Just yesterday I read and commented on Dr. Patty Khuly’s blog about dogs and other service animals being allowed in restaurants and other food-related businesses.  Then last night I saw a clip on a pair of true service dogs, Pong Pong and Wow Wow. 

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Kids generally don’t bring their family pet to the animal hospital, but I wish they did.  Children are less likely to question the advice I give them.  I think they’re so used to taking orders from parents, teachers and other authoritative figures that it just comes naturally to do whatever the doctor tells them to [...]

I saw a patient this morning at Levittown Animal Hospital that  reminded me of a few key phrases we learned in our first year of veterinary school:

Dogs are not small humans.
Cats are not small dogs.
Rabbits are kinda like small horses. (But since I don’t work with either of these species, we won’t discuss why.)

The dog [...]